Thomas franklin smith



THOMAS FRANKLIN SMITH, OF NEW ORK,

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Letters Patent N 102,983, dtti6d Ma y 10, 1870.

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The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making ofthe same.

Be it knownthat 1, Thomas Fassirms Snrrn, of

M "the city, county, and State ot'New York, have invented a new and improved Medicatcd Soap; and I do hereby declare that thcfollowing is afull, clear, and exact dcscrlp'tion oi the ingredients and composition ofithe same. i

This invention relates-to the Composition and manufacture of a ncw and improved soap for domestic use, which combines valuable healing with powerful deter'gent properties.

Myimproved medicated soap prevents injurious ef} fects upon the skin which often attend the use of ordinary yellow or brownsoap in washing clothes, and other house-pork and cleaning, and is especially valuable in preventing the handsii-om becoming chapped in cold boiling the common soap and pear-lash together in the solution untilthe whole is dissolved. .The mixture is allowed to cool, and the other ingredients'are y then all addedto it, and thoroughly incorporated, while it'still remains in a liquid state. VVhen' quite cold the composition becomes qnite'hard, so that it maybe out 'To (Illa-710mitmay concernt up or formed into bars or cakes, ready for use in the ordinary manner, for washing clothes, scouringpaint, and cleansing purposes generally. I

Butone of the great advantages of my improved medicated soap consists in its efliciency as adetergent in washing linen, and other kinds of fabrics, Without requiring hot suds. One pound of this improved'soap, added to five or six gallons of cold water, forms a solution or suds which will remove grease and dirt from, clothing by merely plunging it into the solution and agitating it therein for a few minutes. ing nor rubbing of vthe clothes are necessary to cleanse them thoroughly immersion and agitation in the cold solution are sufficient. The hands are thus saved from the exposure to hot water required for washing with ordinary soap,.whi1e, at the same time, the skin" is 'p'roteoted from injury by the action upon it "of alkalies, by the healing properties of the medicinal ingredients in the composition of the soap.

I do not claim the combination of the detergcntingredients ot' the composition hereinbefore described,

for I am aware that they have been previously et'nployed, in various proportions and combinations, for

t-hesame purpose; but

Having described my improvement,

\Vhat I claim,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

lh'c composition .of a'medicated soap for domestic .use, formed of the several ingredients, in the proportions and manner herein described.

' THOS. FRANKLIN SMITH. Witnesses: 0. MACDANIEL,

LO.\VATSON.

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